The story of the fall of the Roman republic involves dysfunctional government, political selfishness, and constitutional collapse, played by the usual actors in togas, famously among them Cicero and ...

It all started with the Roman Republic, established in 501 B.C. as a model of government that centuries later the fledgling United States and European nations would look toward. Checks and balances on ...

Built during the republic and empire, a vast network of roads made moving goods and troops easier through all corners of the Roman world. Begun in 312 B.C., the Appian Way is perhaps the most famous ...